Fri, May 03
|Herrera Plaza
70th Anniversary of Hernandez v. Texas: A Class Apart Film Screening & Reception
Join us to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision in Hernandez v. Texas (1954) with a reception and film screening!
Time & Location
May 03, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM CDT
Herrera Plaza, 1800 W Commerce St, San Antonio, TX 78207, USA
Guests
About the event
⚖️ "The exclusion of otherwise eligible persons from jury service solely because of their ancestry or national origin is discrimination prohibited by the Fourteenth Amendment" - Chief Justice Earl Warren ⚖️
In commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Hernandez v. Texas (1954) landmark Supreme Court decision, MACRI and MonteVideo present a reception and screening of the documentary film A Class Apart.
Hernandez v. Texas (1954) was argued by lawyers Gus Garcia, Carlos Cadena, John Herrera, and James de Anda—one of the first times Mexican American attorneys tried a case before the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court decision extended equal protection under the 14th Amendment of the Constitution to Mexican Americans, setting an important precedent for future Mexican American civil rights cases.
Learn more about Hernandez v. Texas (1954) at our reception and free screening of A Class Apart on Friday, May 3, 2024, at Herrera Plaza (1800 W. Commerce St., SATX 78207). Light refreshments will be served.
7 pm Reception
8 pm A CLASS APART screening
Watch the trailer here.
🌟 MACRI's programs are funded in part by the City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture, Bexar County, the Mellon Foundation, the John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation, Wells Fargo, and individual donors like you! To learn more about future MACRI events and how to make a donation, please visit www.somosMACRI.org. Gracias! 🌟